Study: Garlic only good for bad breath

Garlic, highly touted as a natural way to reduce cholesterol levels, does not do so, Stanford University researchers reported Monday.

Whether it was raw garlic, aged garlic or garlic extract, the popular supplement had no effect on cholesterol levels in people with moderately high levels, according to the report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

“It just doesn’t work,” said Christopher Gardner, a Stanford professor of medicine who led the study. “If garlic was going to work, in one form or another, then it would have worked in our study. The lack of effect was compelling and clear.”

The study does not rule out the possibility that garlic has other beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, he said, but those potential effects need to be studied in similar trials.

Source: nashuatelegraph.com